SIXTH TRIAL

[bathymetric]

[ It's the same as the other weeks. Two bodies, some time to look, and then Davy Jones comes around to take those of you who are left into the theatre and into the elevator. His expression is dark, difficult to read.

The trip down feels slower than ever. The elevator has gotten so empty, don't you think?

As it reaches its usual destination, the crew of the Dutchman is performing once again. The clouds above have started to darken the once clear tropical waters.

The podiums await you. ]

At yer places! Find who is responsible for all of this!

[ Your numbers can't support many more weeks of this, can they?

Welcome to your sixth trial. ]

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[cethflayn]

[She nods.]

I will. I promise.

[A pause.]

...You said, once...that it is your job to guide those who pass to the afterlife. How do I help you?

[silentscout]

[Part of him wants to say 'you can't, only mages can help', but that doesn't feel quite right here.]

...Find Onni for me? He's...he won't be happy. And he'll probably do something stupid. But I don't want him to be alone.

[He takes out his phone and shows her a picture.]

I think I'll rest easier, if I know someone is keeping an eye on him.

[cethflayn]

[Excuse you she's a bishop and a saint and her grandma's a goddess living in her professor, surely she can work something out.]

...Then I shall find him.

[Onni's gonna be Pissed.]

[silentscout]

Thank you.

[Onni is going to be so pissed. But maybe he'll take the message better if it's from someone Lalli genuinely cared about.]

Tell him "good luck with Grandma." That's how he'll know I sent you.

[cethflayn]

[Nods again.]

Should I bring Kissa to him as well? So she can be home?

[silentscout]

Mhmm. You'll need her, she can detect trolls, and she knows to warn humans about them.

...

"The first rule for surviving outside the safe areas: If you come across a Beast, Troll, or Giant, do not run or call for help. Stand still and stay silent. It might go away."

[cethflayn]

I did not forget.

[But she appreciates the reminder regardless. Watch her go looking for the one book about Lalli's universe to read and become informed and then object to whenever they call Finns heathens.]